Arcane Design Co. AUTOMATON and CRYPT

Arcane Design continues to be one of the most interesting knife brands on the market to me, with founder Israel Bacchus’s sci-fi and horror-infused designs right up my alley for unique but fully functional designs. Their latest release is the AUTOMATON, a beefy drop point home to a big blade and draped in premium details. The 3.5″ S90V blade comes hollow ground on both the main edge and the top swedge creating a nice contrasting finish, deploying on dual textured thumbstuds. The AUTOMATON uses a liner lock built into the slim, titanium handle accented by a custom pivot collar (I just love the lines and grooves on this, playing into the rest of the details like the handle chamfering) and a deep carry pocket clip. Like many Arcane Design models, you have plenty of options for the finish, material, and color variant for your knife.

Hot on the heels of the AUTOMATON is the CRYPT Ancient Purple variant releasing on September 5th, giving the Persian flipper an antiqued purple titanium handle to house its satin or PVD-finished 3.5″ M390 blade. Unlike the AUTOMATON, the CRYPT isn’t a preorder and will be ready to ship this Thursday, so keep an eye out on Arcane Design’s socials and newsletter for the news on both drops.